July Ends
Shayna Garrison & Thornapple
Love Lock Down "Plinko"
USASA HALL OF FAME KENNEL #9
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Sunday July 26 * Ch Thornapple
Dirty Mind * Best Of Breed
handled by Maria Neff
Judge Mrs. Joan Schur Kefeli * Marion Kennel Club
Monday July 27 *
Thornapple Bombay Sapphire * Winners Bitch
handled by Maria Neff
Judge Mr. Bob Fetter * Marion Kennel Club
Thornapple Uncle Sam Wants You "Patriot"
Dog Show News from
Alejandra in Chile!
Patriot took BEST OF BREED
& RESERVE HERDING GROUP!!!!!!
And it was the longest Breed competition we have had here :)
And our BleuRoyal Bubbly Champagne "Bubbly" (GiGi x LaDew)
took Best Of Breed & Herding Group 2 (Youth Class), she did a
great job for me, she was very happy at the ring :)
CONGRATULATIONS Ale!
BleuRoyal Bubbly Champagne
"Bubbly"
Last night we had a little snow at our house! We normally do not have snow in
Santiago, just in the high mountains.
This morning I took some photos ... the Aussies LOVE the snow! Hugs, Ale
It's winter in Chile!!!!
Amazing Ale! Thank you for sharing!
Polish CH Thornapple Shakin' All Over "Slash"
DOG SHOW NEWS FROM POLAND!
This weekend was
very successful for us. We were for 2 x national show in Marupe, Latvia.
1st day -- Casy (out of Thornapple Move Over) win her class got CAJC and she was
second best bitch!! Sheina won her class got CAC and become best bitch :)) she
is from
now Latvian champion. Slash won class then become best male and won BOB then he
was 5th on BOG :)) With Junior handler Inita Cima - Latvia - they won first
their class
then they won BEST JUNIOR
HANDLER of the show
!!!!!
2nd day -- Casy won her class and got CAJC and she was second best bitch again!!
(11 months girl with adult bitches :)) ) Sheina won her class and she was best
bitch.
Slash won his class then he won best male in breed and finally he won again
BOB :))) this day he was shown by Inita Cima as she was showing him so perfect!
We couldn't stay for final competitions as we had to come back home.
I have a lot of good pictures also from the see side where we spend some
time but I will send them tomorrow as I have to go to sleep now :))) Iwona
CONGRATULATIONS Iwona!!!!
Casy * sired by Thornapple
Ragtime Move Over
--- FRISBEE DOG
EXTRAORDINAIRE! ---
Iwona sends more photos of Slash --- Polish CH Thornapple Shakin' All Over
When Slash isn't busy in the conformation ring, he spends his time sailing!
AMAZING AS ALWAYS! Thank you
for sharing Iwona!
NEWS from Ami Boxer * Mercury
Aussies!
It was a GREAT weekend for
Brandy and Todd Dirksen at Navrock!
Jackson (AKC
CH Thornapple Mercury Hotshot)
now has 3 majors and needs one single point to also
finish his ASCA Championship. He took a 5 point major under Breeder Judge Lori
Acierto (Saturday Morning show).
Jackson is handled by Todd Dirksen.
Roxy (Mercury
Thornapple Turn It Up)
is now ASCA Major ptd, taking a 4 point major going WB/BOW this
afternoon, handled also by Todd Dirksen. Roxy leaves in two weeks to start the
AKC circuit with the Cattersons of
Alnair just like Jackson last year. A good way to start off with a major win!
Ami Boxer, Esq.
Mercuryaussies@yahoo.com
CONGRATULATIONS Brandy &
Todd!
Best Friends *** Lauren
Dirksen & Roxy
AND Ami
has
news
from
Eileen & Ice in Texas!
Thornapple Mercury Arctic Shake RN, RA, CGC, HIC "Ice"
Ice is gearing up for his
first DockDogs Tournament next weekend in Texas! He is getting some great air.
No better dog sport in the heat of the summer than DockDogs! Ice and
Eileen also finished their Rally Advanced
title last weekend! So now he has 4 titles! Owned/Trained by - Eileen Kosakowski
(Arctic Australian Shepherds)
Ami Boxer, Esq.
Mercuryaussies@yahoo.com
WAY TO GO ICE! GOOD
LUCK in your BIG tournament!
Thornapple Premonition "Cherry"
(red tri)
HIGH flying in the Czech
Republic summer!
Some dogs have it made in
the shade!
Thornapple Star Dust
Star
had a wonderful time at Isle of Palms having swimming lessons with her Mum.
Lucky Star to have a swim in the Georgia heat! Thank you for sharing Jenny!
DOG SHOWS NEWS from Nova
Scotia!
On July 24th, which is
actually Mylie's first anniversary of living in Canada, at the Fredericton
Kennel Club show
in New Brunswick, Canada, Mylie took best of breed and then went on to take
herding group 4 handled by Collin!!
This was under judge Donna Cole. Mylie was the only class dog to take a
group placing in the herding group. The
judge commented to Collin that she thought that Mylie had a beautiful sidegait
and that she also loved her head.
On Saturday, July 25th, Mylie took best of breed once again under judge Denys
Janssen. We are one point away
from a new champion!!! Sunday, July 26th Alice took best of breed under judge
Rita Walker.
We did see a moose along side of the road on our way to the show grounds this
morning!! This is the first time that
Collin saw a moose in the wild and only the second time for me. I told Collin
that it was a sign that Mylie was going
to win today because you like moose so much. Angela
WOW Angela!
CONGRATULATIONS!
AND amazing that you saw a
real live moose!
We have a guest room here
named the moose room!
We have beautiful moose pieces given as gifts from friends around the world!
ALICE
Mylie (right) cools off after her big win!
AND a MOOSE on the way home!!!! WOW!!!!
HUGE NEWS from the Sue Crisman in Indiana!!!!
2009 Porter County, Indiana, Fair Results - Dog Project
Taylor Crisman (13 years old) with Thornapple Hey There Delilah (Delilah - 2
Years old)
Taylor's Written Test Grades 6 - 8: Placing Rated "A" with score of 100%!!!
Senior Level Showmanship - Placing Rated "A" Scoring 191/200 But no number
placing this year :-(
(This is Taylor's second year in the Senior Level due to moving up so quickly in
previous years with AnnaBelle,
our Collie/Chow mix, and Delilah our Thornapple Aussie.)
Obedience Level 2-A: Placing Rated "A", 1st Place, Champion
Agility Beginner B-1: Placing Rated "A", 1st Place, Champion
(With a whopping .39 second run!!! THE fastest time of the whole night-all
levels out of about 80-100 Dogs!)
Gotta LOVE those Thornapple
Aussies!
Taylor and Delilah also were invited to perform on the Porter County Dog Drill
Team for the 2nd year.
They performed Thursday, Friday, and Saturday nights. The crowds loved the drill
team. They also did
the Costume Contest, Rally-O, Games and Jump-Off Contest. Prizes were given to
all the kids. Check
out Taylor and Delilah's Costumes! They were the "Bath-time Buddies!" Shower
Caps, Bathrobes,
and Duckie Slippers! Taylor's Drill Team won the Dog Tag Team Relay Contest :-)
Yeah!!!
Taylor also entered the Vet Science Project again this year and her poster board
won too!! She got
Placing Rated "A", 1st Place, Champion; and the board was selected for STATE
FAIR EXHIBIT!!!
Luke Crisman (9 years old)
with Wizard of Oz (Oz - 6 Years old Cairn Terrier)
Luke makes the North West Indiana Times!
Luke's Written Test Grades 3 - 5: Placing Rated "A" with score of 100%!!!
Novice Level Showmanship - Placing Rated "A" Scoring 200/200, 1st Place,
Champion
Junior Level Showmanship - Placing Rated "A", Scoring 200/200 1st Place,
Champion
Intermediate Level Showmanship - Placing Rated "A" and Thank Goodness they were
stopped there!
(Luke is following in Taylor's footprints and moving quickly! Next Year at 10
years old (4th Grade)
he has to compete with the 7th and 8th grade kids at the Intermediate Level!)
Obedience Level 1-A - Placing Rated "A", Scoring 189/200 1st Place, Champion
Agility Beginner B-1 - Placing Rated "A" but no Number placing this year
(But what an Awesome run! only 2 faults and his time is what got him...Oz walked
the whole thing! LOL!!!)
To determine High Point Junior out of ALL the kids in our Dog 4-H project the
Scores of the Written Test -
100 Points Available,
Showmanship - 200 points Available (only the first won level is counted), and of
Obedience - 200 points
available, are all added together. The highest possible being 500 points
Luke's combined scores of 100 (Written Test) + 200 (Showmanship) + 189
(Obedience) = 489
489 out of a possible 500 points earned Luke and Oz........
2009 Porter County Grand Champion
Dog!!!
This was Luke's very first
year in Fair!!! What a way to start! Even though Oz is 6 years old, he has never
before
been trained in
Obedience or Showmanship! Luke is the one who has worked with him...(with
a lot of help from sister Taylor.)
We are so proud of both Taylor and Luke and of Delilah and Oz!!!!
We are also taking the dogs
to State Fair in Indianapolis, Indiana, this year. We show in August on the 22nd
& 23rd.
It will be pretty tough!!! At least the kids get to show at their age
level there! Taylor will be in Intermediate and Luke
will be in Novice. We know we will have LOTS of fun, and maybe we will even get
to report back some good news!!! WE HOPE!!!
CONGRATULATIONS Taylor &
Luke! We are VERY PROUD of you!
Good luck at the State Fair!
Shayna Garrison & Thornapple
BlackOut "Chino"
The THORNAPPLE SMILE!
"One thing we have control
over in our lives is our attitude ... Get Your Smile On."
Country Music Star Clay Walker ** March 22, 2008
** in an interview on Fox News about his battle with Multiple Sclerosis.
